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THE MAROON A LOYOLA TRADITION SINCE 1 923 • "FOR A GREATER LOYOL FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 2011 ONLINE EDITION AT LOYOLAMAROON.COM Vol. 89, NO. 23 Morin elected SGA president Michael Morin wins with 53.38% of votes By SABLE LEFRERE Staff Writer The anticipation for the results of the Student Government Association elections is over. Shouts, applause and even shocked looks filled the Danna Center as Carissa Marston, SGA commissioner of elections and biology sophomore, announced the new members of the SGA after the votes were cast April 8. "I knew the announcements were going to be emotional," Marston said. "We prepared for whatever reactions might occur." As Marston called music industry senior Michael Morin's name as the winner for president, he fell back into the arms of friends, overjoyed, while shouts filled the air. "I was happy to hear Michael elected as president," said Cynthia Morales, management senior. "I think he did a good job as vice president. He is experienced and will continue to do a good job." Morin won the presidential candidacy with 53.38 percent of votes, a fairly close match compared to 42.04 percent Santiago Caicedo/Assistant Photo Editor Music senior Michael Morin celebrates with his fraternity brothers after the announcement Friday, April 8, at CC's. Morin defeated John Beverstock, finance sophomore, for the Student Government Association presidential position. Goal is to raise number of graduates Louisiana follows up with students By SAM WINSTROM The Maroon Despite the rising unemployment rate, the U.S. government is setting out to show that teachers are still a hot commodity. On April 8, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan took the stage in Roussell Hall along with a panel of athletes, experts and educators to promote the Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher education campaign. TEACH is a nationwide movement to raise the number of college graduates in the U.S. by increasing the number of teachers. For marketing senior Sarah Cooper, who is beginnning Teach for America in June, teaching is more than just a profession, it's a calling. "I felt as if I had a sense of purpose in education," Cooper said. Duncan called upon students from all fields to join the profession, not just those specifically studying education. "We need more great schools of education; we need more great pathways, non-traditional pathways, alternative pathways," Duncan said. "At the end of the day, it doesn't matter where the talent comes from." Students like Cooper fall into this category. Though she is studying marketing, she lost interest in taking on a job in the field after volunteering with the Ignacio volunteers. "I started to realize that I didn't find any fulfillment in jobs that I was looking into in the business field," Cooper said. "That's when I started to hear from a recruiter from Teach for America, and that's when 1 started to look into business education." President Barack Obama has set a goal to have the most college graduates of any country by 2020, and in order to reach this goal, the U.S. government is campaigning to recruit 200,000 teachers a year, totaling 1.7 million teachers. The state of Louisiana has become a focal point for this campaign by keeping track of its teachers and working to improve the methods by which it trains them. "Louisiana is the only state that Wadner Pierre/Photo Editor U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan visits Loyola to promote the TEACH campaign. New Orleans' Mayor Mitch J. Landrieu (left) accompanied Duncan at the press conference, where they responded to many questions about encouraging students to become teachers. Secretary of Education, Mayor Landrieu speak in Roussell By JASMINE BARNES Staff Writer Panelists gathered to discuss the importance of education, the benefits of becoming a teacher and investment in students at the TEACH town hall meeting. The moderator for the event was Tulane's former associate professor of mechanical engineering, Dr. Calvin Mackie. Kate Gremillion, mass communication junior, introduced the event with a video from President Barack Obama's campaign for education. The video highlighted the importance of education and teachers in students' lives. The motto stated: "Inspire a child, teach." The Rev. Kevin Wildes, S.J., then took the stage to welcome the audience and spoke about making the world a better place by entering a classroom as a teacher. Panelists included Orleans Student Bar Association struggles to execute plan to improve bar passage rates By SCOTT O'BRIEN Contributing Writer The Student Bar Association encountered difficulties while trying to pass a referendum to encourage student-faculty communication and increase bar passage rates. The goal of SBA, according to former President Desmonde Bennett, was to gather the suggestions and opinions of students, summarize the information, and present it to the faculty for consideration. see SGA, page 4 see EDUCATION, page 4 see TEACH, page 4 see REFERENDEM, page 5 Architect firm Jesuit Center. Religion, page 12 f'f TUMMNSON IfSJIT CtNTTR MAROON DIRECTORY: SPORTS, page 7 | LIFE & TIMES, page 10 | RELIGION, page 12 | EDITORIAL, page 14 | NEWS TIPS: 865 3535

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THE MAROON A LOYOLA TRADITION SINCE 1 923 • "FOR A GREATER LOYOL FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 2011 ONLINE EDITION AT LOYOLAMAROON.COM Vol. 89, NO. 23 Morin elected SGA president Michael Morin wins with 53.38% of votes By SABLE LEFRERE Staff Writer The anticipation for the results of the Student Government Association elections is over. Shouts, applause and even shocked looks filled the Danna Center as Carissa Marston, SGA commissioner of elections and biology sophomore, announced the new members of the SGA after the votes were cast April 8. "I knew the announcements were going to be emotional," Marston said. "We prepared for whatever reactions might occur." As Marston called music industry senior Michael Morin's name as the winner for president, he fell back into the arms of friends, overjoyed, while shouts filled the air. "I was happy to hear Michael elected as president," said Cynthia Morales, management senior. "I think he did a good job as vice president. He is experienced and will continue to do a good job." Morin won the presidential candidacy with 53.38 percent of votes, a fairly close match compared to 42.04 percent Santiago Caicedo/Assistant Photo Editor Music senior Michael Morin celebrates with his fraternity brothers after the announcement Friday, April 8, at CC's. Morin defeated John Beverstock, finance sophomore, for the Student Government Association presidential position. Goal is to raise number of graduates Louisiana follows up with students By SAM WINSTROM The Maroon Despite the rising unemployment rate, the U.S. government is setting out to show that teachers are still a hot commodity. On April 8, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan took the stage in Roussell Hall along with a panel of athletes, experts and educators to promote the Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher education campaign. TEACH is a nationwide movement to raise the number of college graduates in the U.S. by increasing the number of teachers. For marketing senior Sarah Cooper, who is beginnning Teach for America in June, teaching is more than just a profession, it's a calling. "I felt as if I had a sense of purpose in education," Cooper said. Duncan called upon students from all fields to join the profession, not just those specifically studying education. "We need more great schools of education; we need more great pathways, non-traditional pathways, alternative pathways," Duncan said. "At the end of the day, it doesn't matter where the talent comes from." Students like Cooper fall into this category. Though she is studying marketing, she lost interest in taking on a job in the field after volunteering with the Ignacio volunteers. "I started to realize that I didn't find any fulfillment in jobs that I was looking into in the business field," Cooper said. "That's when I started to hear from a recruiter from Teach for America, and that's when 1 started to look into business education." President Barack Obama has set a goal to have the most college graduates of any country by 2020, and in order to reach this goal, the U.S. government is campaigning to recruit 200,000 teachers a year, totaling 1.7 million teachers. The state of Louisiana has become a focal point for this campaign by keeping track of its teachers and working to improve the methods by which it trains them. "Louisiana is the only state that Wadner Pierre/Photo Editor U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan visits Loyola to promote the TEACH campaign. New Orleans' Mayor Mitch J. Landrieu (left) accompanied Duncan at the press conference, where they responded to many questions about encouraging students to become teachers. Secretary of Education, Mayor Landrieu speak in Roussell By JASMINE BARNES Staff Writer Panelists gathered to discuss the importance of education, the benefits of becoming a teacher and investment in students at the TEACH town hall meeting. The moderator for the event was Tulane's former associate professor of mechanical engineering, Dr. Calvin Mackie. Kate Gremillion, mass communication junior, introduced the event with a video from President Barack Obama's campaign for education. The video highlighted the importance of education and teachers in students' lives. The motto stated: "Inspire a child, teach." The Rev. Kevin Wildes, S.J., then took the stage to welcome the audience and spoke about making the world a better place by entering a classroom as a teacher. Panelists included Orleans Student Bar Association struggles to execute plan to improve bar passage rates By SCOTT O'BRIEN Contributing Writer The Student Bar Association encountered difficulties while trying to pass a referendum to encourage student-faculty communication and increase bar passage rates. The goal of SBA, according to former President Desmonde Bennett, was to gather the suggestions and opinions of students, summarize the information, and present it to the faculty for consideration. see SGA, page 4 see EDUCATION, page 4 see TEACH, page 4 see REFERENDEM, page 5 Architect firm Jesuit Center. Religion, page 12 f'f TUMMNSON IfSJIT CtNTTR MAROON DIRECTORY: SPORTS, page 7 | LIFE & TIMES, page 10 | RELIGION, page 12 | EDITORIAL, page 14 | NEWS TIPS: 865 3535